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Justint
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Joined: January 31st, 2010, 10:36 pm
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Location: Norwich
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 Re: Spare wheel or not? I've decided a little sub like this doesn't weigh very much! 
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Norman
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Joined: May 11th, 2009, 3:17 pm
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Re: Spare wheel or not? 4x4 SuperFinn wrote: If you want I can take more pics or the frame and measure it up for those who want to make one. Pictures and dimensions would be great. I have a copper frame in my Zebra but i replaced the airfilter with a cone to get it fit flat so any ideas for the van would be useful. Thanks
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602
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Joined: July 21st, 2010, 7:12 pm
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Location: Chatenet, France
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Re: Spare wheel or not? Norman wrote: 4x4 SuperFinn wrote: If you want I can take more pics or the frame and measure it up for those who want to make one. Pictures and dimensions would be great. I have a copper frame in my Zebra but i replaced the airfilter with a cone to get it fit flat so any ideas for the van would be useful. Thanks You will find a flap on the side of the van for your spare wheel and the jack fits in there too 
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Neil
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Joined: November 28th, 2008, 11:14 pm
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Location: Cornwall, UK
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Re: Spare wheel or not? 602 wrote: You will find a flap on the side of the van for your spare wheel and the jack fits in there too Not any more!
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Squeezebox
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Joined: February 8th, 2009, 11:39 pm
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Location: East Sussex
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Re: Spare wheel or not? This spare wheel thing under the bonnet !
Well I am completly with Russ here, cant see it makes any difference with weight, none at all. However if you can stick the spare under the bonnet then you have a good storage space in the boot for tools, spares etc and a nice free space for all the other crap.
I know Julien Ford came up with a good design for under bonnet wheel storage, dont know if he got the production going. But it does work under there and I reckon I might give it a go too.
Anyone got and tips or thoughts on making a frame and putting wheel under bonnet ?
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4x4 SuperFinn
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Joined: February 13th, 2009, 10:34 am
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Location: Franken, D
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Re: Spare wheel or not? Squeezebox wrote: This spare wheel thing under the bonnet !
Well I am completly with Russ here, cant see it makes any difference with weight, none at all. However if you can stick the spare under the bonnet then you have a good storage space in the boot for tools, spares etc and a nice free space for all the other crap.
Anyone got and tips or thoughts on making a frame and putting wheel under bonnet ? On the 4x4 with the boot floor chopped out there is no space for the spare hence the spare under the bonnet. I'll take some pics and measurements on Thursday and post them so those who want to make a frame can.
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Little Louis
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Joined: February 8th, 2009, 12:07 am
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Re: Spare wheel or not? I've got the under bonnet wheel on the red one so my sub (same as justins) can sit in the wheel well.
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Rhythm Thief
Firing on two.
Joined: March 10th, 2010, 12:37 am
Posts: 1927
Location: Alone in my polytunnel with my pitiful competition onions
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Re: Spare wheel or not? 4x4 SuperFinn wrote: Berlingo has a full size spare which is good as I'm not a fan of spacesaver spares either.
Spacesavers are a ridiculous idea. If you do have a puncture, you're going to need to find space inside your car for a full size wheel, which will be absolutely filthy. Why not stick the spare wheel on the bonnet of your 2CV? I used an old jack base as a washer, bolted through the bonnet, then bolted the spare wheel to that through the centre hole. You'd need to weld some strengthening ribs to the underneath of the bonnet (I bolted two lengths of Dexion across it). It frees up a lot of extra space in the boot and looks very cool into the bargain, although it probably wouldn't suit a nice shiny car.  
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J-dub
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Joined: April 24th, 2010, 10:01 am
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Location: Location Location
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Re: Spare wheel or not? thats very cool. what about something like the sahara has? similar but sunk into the bonnet a bit?
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Rhythm Thief
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Re: Spare wheel or not? Jameswallace wrote: thats very cool. what about something like the sahara has? similar but sunk into the bonnet a bit? That's easy enough to do as well, I just preferred the look of it sat on top of the bonnet. 
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